Organization

Admin

Opera Zuid

Conductor

Karel Deseure

Stage director

Spoken (+2)

Dreya Weber

Set designer

Set designer (+2)

Bretta Gerecke

Lighting designer

Costume designer

Marrit van der Burgt

Dramaturge

Dramaturge (+1)

Joep Hupperetz

Chorusmaster

Chorusmaster (+1)

Jori Klomp

Tenor (+1)

Denzil Delaere

Roberto

Soprano (+1)

Sílvia Sequeira

Anna

Baritone (+2)

Ivan Thirion

Guglielmo Wulf

Choreographer

Chorus

theaterkoor Opera Zuid

Choreographer (+2)

Lauren Poulton

Assistant Stage Director

soprano

Orchestra

Philzuid

Dancer

Gijs Hanegraaf

Alice de Maio

Jolanda Bazzi

Benjamin Herder

Tom van de Ven

Dancer (+1)

Jay Breen

Bo Jozefien Nijssen

Rolf Kuijpers

Instrumentalist

Assistant Conductor

Kent Moussault

Chassé Theater

Theater Aan De Parade

Schouwburg De Lawei

Parktheater

Stadsschouwburg & Philharmonie Haarlem

Theater Heerlen

Theater aan het Vrijthof

Stadsschouwburg Nijmegen

Schouwburg Concertzaal Tilburg

Stadsschouwburg Utrecht

Openluchttheater

De Maaspoort

Amare

Le Villi is an unforgettable dance opera full of passion, love and mysticism, and forms a world where past and present meet and where broken hearts are avenged. With Le Villi, Puccini’s first opera, he lays a foundation for his later oeuvre in which human emotion is central. He based Le Villi on the age-old Central European myths of the ‘Vilja’: young women who died of a broken heart. Previously, this myth was used to create the world famous ballet Giselle. Dutch composer Karmit Fadael has composed a prelude especially for Opera Zuid’s production, inspired by the theme of the dark forest as a metaphor for getting lost in life.

To direct Le Villi kiest Opera Zuid has chosen none other than the experienced choreographer, actress, aerialist and producer Dreya Weber (known from Pink!). EShe previously gave impressive performances in Opera Zuid’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Lady in the Dark. In this opera dansant, dance is completely interwoven with the story, mythology, dramaturgy and music. With this opera, Dreya Weber makes her opera directorial debut.

Be transported into a world where love and loss meet in an enchanting interplay of music, drama and dance.

Le Villi and the prelude last approximately 80 minutes and are sung in Italian with Dutch and English surtitles.

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